Why Recycle?

In Britain the average person produces 1/2 tonne of waste each year, and this is rising all the time. At the moment the majority of this goes to landfill.

By putting waste in landfill sites we are losing resources and we are causing high levels of unnecessary pollution and environmental destruction.

By recycling we reduce environmental pollution, reduce environmental destruction, save raw materials, save energy, reduce air and litter pollution, reduce the amount of land needed for landfill and creating jobs.

By reducing the amount of waste we produce we can slow this process down. So remember Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

There are many different ways to alter how much waste we produce.

For more information and to get involved in local community projects please contact the GREAT project.